Is this gamey?

DavidG · #1 July 25th, 2003, 04:01 AM

This may just be me since this tactic was used against me but is this 'gamey'? One empire is just about to lose his Last planet so an ally gifts him a planet. So of course now this empire is still alive and making a crap load of resources from his treaties with my opposition. Is this just smart team play or is it 'gamey' It seems wrong to me but like I say maybe I'm just pissed because it has been used against me.

Fyron · #2 July 25th, 2003, 04:04 AM

That depends on the type of game. If it is just a normal PBW game, I would say the players that did that should be castigated, but that may just be me.

It is quite gamey to do that IMO.

Master Belisarius · #3 July 25th, 2003, 04:06 AM

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Originally posted by DavidG:
This may just be me since this tactic was used against me but is this 'gamey'? One empire is just about to lose his Last planet so an ally gifts him a planet. So of course now this empire is still alive and making a crap load of resources from his treaties with my opposition. Is this just smart team play or is it 'gamey' It seems wrong to me but like I say maybe I'm just pissed because it has been used against me.

Think this kind of things should be cleared before start the game... If this is not the case, then IMO is valid and not wrong.
But I understand you. In my case, never join to multiplayer games were the surrender option is allowed.

Suicide Junkie · #4 July 25th, 2003, 04:18 AM

Its not a surrender... Its the opposite, really. The big empire gifts a planet to the almost-dead empire in order to keep his trading partner alive.
The little guy gets the trade income from the big guy to rebuild a fleet and help out the war effort.

Its like a Terrorist Shell Game.
"This is his Last hideout! We'll bomb it to glass!"
"Oops, he's left and is hiding out in yet another neighbouring country's land"
"Now THIS is his Last hideout! We'll really bomb it to glass and then bomb it some more..."
etc.

Sounds pretty annoying for the person playing the US

But would make an entertaining story.

Geckomlis · #5 July 25th, 2003, 05:14 AM

Government-in-Exile?

Is it the timing of the gift that makes it gamey? What if it had been 20 turns earlier, still gamey?

Fyron · #6 July 25th, 2003, 05:25 AM

If it had been 20 turns earlier, it is just less gamey. How realistic is it that you could just pawn of whole worlds of people at the drop of a hat? More likely, they would rebel against you and you would have to subjugate them.